Netflix service on Wii U and 3DS ending this year – and there is still no sign of an exchange app

“As of December 31, 2020, the Netflix application will no longer be available for new users to download from the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U console or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. During that time, existing users will be able to download these applications again. service for existing users will continue until June 30, 2021. Thanks to everyone who has liked Netflix on these platforms over the years. “

It is understandable that Nintendo wants to close stores for these applications on older consoles, but it is very important that the Nintendo Switch, despite its popularity, has not yet received its own Netflix application. In 2017, Nintendo of America’s then COO, Reggie Fils-Aime, said the Nintendo Switch apps for Netflix, Hulu and Amazon “will arrive in time.”

The Switch doesn’t have a large selection of streaming services, but it does have a few – Hulu is already available on the console in the United States, and the Anime Funimation streaming service recently arrived on the Switch last month, but there is still no sign of Netflix. We hope that the closure of older services can bring Netflix on Switch to life.

It will be an interesting year for Switch, with rumors of a Pro model continually popping up, no matter how much Nintendo tries to push them away, and with the hybrid notebook surpassing new generation consoles in the United States, even during the month of launch.